An airline has announced expanded
service out of Roanoke Regional
Airport.
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MICROWAVE Aleesha Chaney is at the airport.

Aleesha, what can you tell us?
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*CG live Aleesha Chaney
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Roanoke ((Rollcue: Travelers will have one more
choice when they take to the air from
Roanoke Regional Airport.))

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Airport Today Allegiant Air announced it would
ENG#=2 provide one way service to St
VO NAT Petersburg - Clearwater airport.

They will begin with new weekly
flights. The flights start December
12th at an introductory price of $49
each way. Travelers must purchase
their tickets by October 28th for
flights through the end of January.

As you may remember Allegiant Air
started providing service to Orlando
back in May. Due to the popularity of
that service, the air carrier has
decided to expand to a new market.
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He also managed the Shawnee Swim
club and was a Sunday school teacher.

Investigators say Utin confessed
to molesting a 12-year-old girl when
she was between the ages of 5 and 9
years old.
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*CG 2line Robin Piper
Butler Co., OH Prosecutor ROBIN PIPER: 16:46:15:00 I MEAN THINK
:00 ABOUT IT. 5 TO 9. HOW CAN ANYONE EVEN
THINK OF A 5.. OF SOMEBODY LIKE THAT..
A LITTLE PERSON IN A SEXUAL WAY. THESE
PEOPLE ARE JUST SICK. :25
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disease family physicians are the first
line of defense.
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But a group of doctors say there
could soon be a serious shortage of
family physicians if changes aren't
made.

Doctor Mallika Marshall has more in
this Healthcheck 7 report.
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*CG locator Washington, DC
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*CG 2line Dr. Jesus Lizarzaburu
Family Physician
:14

*CG standup Dr. Mallika Marshall
CBS News
:37

*CG 2line Dr. Robert Schiller
Institute for Urban Family Health
1:01

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(END SOT) PKG (nats)(Washington, DC) PHYSICIANS

FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHERED ON
CAPITOL HILL TO DIAGNOSE A DIFFERENT
KIND OF ILLNESS. THEY SAY FAMILY
DOCTORS ARE BECOMING A DYING BREED AND
THERE WILL SOON BE A MAJOR SHORTAGE
UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE. (SOT-Dr.

Jesus Lizarzaburu/Family Physician) "as
health care needs expand, access to the
front line of care, family medicine is
shrinking." THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
FAMILY PHYSICIANS SAYS THE NUMBER OF
MEDICAL GRADUATES GOING INTO FAMILY
MEDICINE FELL BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT
FROM 19-97 TO 2-THOUSAND FIVE. THE
REASON WHY HAS MORE TO DO WITH DOLLARS
AND CENTS THAN PRESCRIPTIONS AND
PATIENTS. (STANDUP: Dr. Mallika
Marshall/CBS NEWS/Boston, MA) MORE AND
MORE NEW DOCTORS ARE CHOOSING SPECIFIC
FIELDS OF MEDICINE OVER PRIMARY CARE.
IN MOST CASES SPECIALITIES LIKE
DERMATOLOGY AND CARDIOLOGY ARE PAYING
MORE WHILE FAMILY PRACTICE IS PAYING
LESS. (nats)(New York, NY) DOCTOR
ROBERT SCHILLER HAS BEEN A FAMILY
DOCTOR FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. HE SAYS

HEALTHCARE COSTS HAVE
SKYROCKETED....... AND H-MO'S AND
MEDICARE - WHO PAY THE BILLS - AREN'T
KEEPING UP. (SOT- Dr. Robert

Schiller/Inst. for Urban Family Health)
"it costs significantly more to do
business and um we've just not seen the
appropriate increase in reimbursement."
SO DOCTORS ARE NOW CALLING ON CONGRESS
TO INCREASE MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO FAMILY
PHYSICIANS..... HOPING THAT WILL EASE
THE SHORTAGE. BUT IT MAY ONLY SERVE AS
A BAND-AID. (SOT- Dr. Robert

Schiller/Inst. for Urban Family Health)
"it's not simply asking for everybody
to pay more there really has to be a
change in the way the healthcare system
is organized." SOME BELIEVE IT WILL
TAKE MAJOR SURGERY TO ATTRACT NEW
DOCTORS BACK TO FAMILY PRACTICE. DOCTOR
MALLIKA MARSHALL, CBS NEWS.

We caught up with him just minutes
before he took the stage.
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INQ=Would your mom JUSTIN McLEOD: WOULD YOUR MOM

RECOGNIZE YOU? I THINK SHE WOULD. I
THINK SHE WOULD BE SCARED AT FIRST.
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INQ= JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: HERE ARE SOME

FUN FELINE FACTS ABOUT THE SHOW. IT
WAS PEFORMED ON BROADWAY MORE THAN
SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES AND WORLDWIDE HAS
BEEN SEEN BY MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION
PEOPLE. THERE'S ONE MORE SHOW TONIGHT
IN ROANOKE. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7.
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OQ=News 7 Sports. << The Drive for Diversity Program
(END SOT) was started 3 years ago to help give

more minorities opportunities in racing
and has the full support of Nascar.

These weekend at Martinsville 2
of the current 8 drivers in the program
will be trying to make the field at the
Bailey's 3-hundred Late Model Race.

Marc Davis who is just 16 years
old currently drives for Joe Gibbs
Racing

(DAVIS BITE:)

Jesus Hernandez is taking part in
the Drive for Diversity Program for the

second straight year and currently
drives for M-B-2 Motorsports.

(HERNANDEZ BITE:)

Both Davis and Hernandez have
aspirations to driving Nextel Cup Cars
one day, but they understand that
patience is needed.

(DAVIS BITES:)

HERNANDEZ BITES:)

The Next place that both drivers
hope to be is in Victory Lane on
Sunday. In Martinsville, Grant
Kittelson News 7 Sports.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD BAILEYS Practice and qualifying for the

Bailey's 300 are set for Saturday,
Admission on Saturday is just five
bucks. Sunday's 300 laps of racing
will cost you just $20 bucks - children
ages six to 12 get in for $5 and
children under six are free.